I'm Ed Hunsinger, a 28-year-old East Coast native who now calls San Francisco home.
I can't remember using a cell phone that wasn't a Sidekick and I've been a Sidekick user and part of the online community for years.
I'm responsible for multiple Sidekick-fan websites and you may also know me as "divinity" on the poweredbydanger.com forums.
When I'm not sitting in front of the computer, I'm probably out playing with fire as part of Interpretive Arson, a Bay Area based group of fire artists. I'm a seasoned traveler who loves new places, music, photography, and desert camping.
Favorite Sidekick? The Midnight Blue LX.
Blogs/Websites? Hiptop3.com, sk3themes.com, sklxthemes.com
Yo! My name's Dave.
I'm an actor/director making super cool movies full-time in Hollywood, U.S.A.
I'm gearing up to go on tour with T-Mobile Sidekick and things are gonna get CRAZY.
Favorite Sidekick? Blue Sidekick LX w/ one-touch MySpace!
Blogs/Websites? davidlehre.com
Ozomatli filled the stage with the members of the group and from the very start, made everyone in the audience dance. Their sound was infectious and you couldn’t keep yourself from dancing to it. I made my way down to the very front to take some pictures and dance with everyone. Yes, even after having been awake since 3am I was still unable to resist the beat. At this point in the night a fair number of people had already left because they were just there to see Pitbull I assume. They totally missed out, but their loss was our gain as it was great that there was enough room for people to groove to the sounds of Ozomatli. Towards the end of their set, one of the singers jumped down off of the stage with his mic and came into the audience to dance with us. As you can see in the picture it made everyone smile.
After Ozomatli’s exhausting set, we met them backstage and hung out for awhile. They are by far the coolest group of guys I’ve met in a long time. They were cracking jokes, shaking hands, posing for photos, and asking about Sidekicks. When they heard that they were all going to get Sidekick LXs they were more than pleased. We invited them to the after party, but they had caught the red-eye flight after playing on Dancing with the Stars so needless to say they were quite tired. We said our goodbyes and then I headed out with the T-Mobile and Grammy people (aka the people that make it happen) for one last night out as the Sidekick Roadie.
We first tried to hit up some club, but there was some birthday party going on and we decided we wanted food, so we hopped in a cab and went hunting for some place that was still open. We happened to be walking by an Italian restaurant and they literally stopped us and before we knew it we were sitting at a table outside, looking at the ocean, drinking mojitos and waiting for steaks at 2am with one of the coolest waiters ever. After a delicious dinner, it was truly time for some sleep as I had been up for almost 24 hours! A good end to my last night out as a Sidekick Roadie.
-Ed
After Kat DeLuna’s performance, we were hanging out backstage with Pitbull. He was quite the charismatic guy and very friendly with everyone! He did a couple of interviews and posed for a bunch of different photos with people. I got my picture taken with him and exchanged a few words. He was soon shuffled away by bodyguards since he was supposed to go on stage soon! We stuck around and hung out with Kat DeLuna until we realized that the music we heard on stage was no longer the DJ and Pitbull had already started.
We rushed back out to the main floor to a crowd filled with people there to see Pitbull. The energy was super high and he was totally rocking the place. I had never really listened to Pitbull before so I just kind of lumped him into the rap genre. Now that I’ve seen him perform, I have no idea what genre he would fall into! Somewhere between rap and rock with a Cuban flavor and a hint of electronic techno is the best I can come up with. Pitbull is from Miami, so this was a hometown show for him. He effortlessly switched between English and Spanish on stage and keep the crowd hyped up as he did a roll call for what seemed like all of the southern Florida counties. Of course Dade County was the best represented. Pitbull had everyone singing along with him and I think everyone was sad when he was finally done. I must say, that man has got a great stage presence and a good group of people backing him up with the music. After Pitbull was done, we had a chance to take a quick breather before Ozomatli came on, and boy did we need it.
Wow, I knew Miami was the place to be, but I had no idea it was filled with such hot people! I was amazed at how well dressed people were. The typical Miami nightlife attire, the miniskirt, was out in full force. And there was even a group of girls decked out in evening gowns. The guys were also wandering around with their fancy clothes and jaunty hats. All in all I felt a little under-dressed! I’m sure the official photographer got some great pics of the crowd, so keep an eye on the photos section for them.
But enough on the people-watching, the show was incredibly good! I’ll be honest, I didn’t really know the three groups that well. I had heard of them, but never heard them. As with most shows with musicians I don’t know, I lower my expectations. But this show totally blew me away.
The Fillmore was huge! It has 2,600 seats PLUS the standing room area up front. The way that the place was setup for the show was great. There was a VIP area smack in the middle with couches and our own bar for Sidekick VIPs. We had a great view of the show the entire night and the dancing bartenders kept the drinks flowing.
Kat DeLuna was up first. Her band and backup singers took the stage and she exploded onto the stage with a ton of energy. I never knew the human body could move like that! She was moving and shaking and dancing all over the stage all while belting out her songs with an incredible voice. Quite a sexy show, and totally one that was well suited for Miami. She was so energetic that she had trouble keeping her earpiece in! She was really cool and genuinely thanked the Grammys and T-Mobile for including her in the tour.
When Kat was done, we headed backstage to the dressing rooms to meet her, take a few photos and chat. She was incredibly cool, upbeat, and a pleasure to chat with. Even after dancing all over the stage she was still full of energy and wanted to chat with everyone. We ended up hanging out backstage so long that before we knew it we had missed the first few songs of Pitbull’s set!